Monday, September 13, 2010

I stumble upon this site today and think that many Papa Mama in Singapore would love this.

Although I am not Singapore's 10-thousand-hit-per-blogger, I very much would like to recommend it to those parent who want to teach their child Chinese in an creative manner, or struggle to find way to teach Chinese.

On the left is the example, here is the link. I did some googleing and found a Chinese site too, here.

Please help to spread this around if you love Chinese as much as I do.

Friday, August 27, 2010

This video is not for the faint of heart, and those who visit fast food regularly.

A cheeseburger from McDonald, New York left untouched for 137 days, still fresh. Dunk in hydrochloric acid, no problem. I am not sure, did they try electrocuting it? Maybe it's only weakness is Kryptonite.

This is The food they should pack for a nuclear fallout.

Stock it now! in case the price of gold drops, or you can sell them back to McDonald when they run out of burger.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I know not many have watched this movie, I also know little will consider owning the DVD. But I want to recommend to friends who believe, or don’t believe. Or think that science and logic is everything that this universe is, there is no God. At roughly 301AD, King Tiridates III proclaims Christianity the state Religion after he was cure by Gregory. 100 years later, Christianity flourishes throughout the west, Jewish is scattered. Background story in Roman Egypt, where the Great Lighthouse was built, and evolves mainly around Hypatia, the famous Philosopher who was stoned to death, and torn apart. She is a martyr of Science, called a witch.This is a serious film, you can see in many parts how beliefs was debated, like it is today, many scene how Religious leader cleverly use their knowledge of the Scripture to mislead crowd, and how Science and Religion misunderstood each other. Later in history many scientist was burned, staked, or crucified as heretic, many golden centuries of Religion was marked in this way.I watched, like this film and then later found out that it won awards, but has difficulty winning crowd. I watched again with subtitles, part of me was moved, part sadden. It is still what we see today, although not obvious. But then again, I also enjoyed it very much. We should have more movie like this.Go get the DVD, or come get from me. If I host a movie event, this is what I will show. 5 star.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Ok, it is not for fun. I actually resent my primary school teacher who did not inspire our English learning with such interesting pictorial story book.

See la, mum, I told you Green Lantern can encourage interest in learning English, art, humanity, etc. But you don't buy for me, now I not only poor in English, cannot find a better job, also some Singaporean look at me like I am a third class citizen.

Monday, August 02, 2010

Below are philosophical views and thoughts, if you are the kind who may simultaneously combust out of too much thinking, you should stop here.How fake can a human being be? I mean, how can you tell a fake human, unless you know a real one personally, there is no reference you can rely on.An example, someone tries to be, or pretend to be one kind when he is in public view, but leads a very different private lifestyle. It is contradictory, isn’t it? But how do you know this is not what a human being is originally meant to be?I once read an article that someone synthesized egg which consists the yolk, white and shell. It can be break, cook, fried, and taste exactly like an regular egg. Hell, it even has a cheaper cost than a real one. Chemically, it is no different from a real one, only it is not laid by an hen.Further to this, does a exact copy of a real one constitutes a fake? And be given a lower value than the original? Walk around Singapore China Town and you will see those fake bums they were selling, I always wonder how many woman bought it, and how many man likes it. It is ironic that we fake in every way in our daily life we can but we dislike fake stuff.Thanks to Technology, particularly the Internet, you can fake anything but it will reveals it’s true form once it reaches the web. I bet, an evil man may even grow horn on his head if he stays long enough on Internet.There is a kind of person who screws everything in life but only good in one things he do, he hates it’s every moment, it tortures himself daily and he struggles every moment living in it. But, he is good at it. What should he do? Pretend to be the false prophet for the rest of his life?I borrow this photo from Post Secret to put more impact into my article. Is this the time already? I hate to pretend.

I haven’t read the novel prior to writing this review, but my thought here, it couldn’t get better.Fans of the movie Ghost may find it a familiar scene where Susie was murder, but I want to argue, it was brought to the audience through more suspend, and remorse, after the director left details of the murder to your imagination. You will find that Susie’s spiritual world contains many symbolic messages.Saoirse Ronan is beautiful, more beautiful than I would have thought before I came to know about the movie, and it is also because of this the tragical atmosphere in the movie is even more tense. Saoirse acting was young, but her every act in the movie was natural, maybe she was being herself. However, I sense that she cannot grasp the hatred of Susie the character, but who can. She already did a good job.In most part of the movie, it is like a lucid dream of Susie, but she cannot wake, nor intervene. Scene switches between Susie spiritual world and her family’s life without her, connecting each cause and effect, or karma, I suspect the author is trying telling us, in a seamless way. Finally, he who loves someone the most can feel their presence.But the best part of the show, or the part I like the most, is when the safe box is rolling it’s way to the bottomless crack of the earth, the finally moment that Susie will be free. I can assure many thoughts and mix feeling will come to you at this moment if you are paying attention to this movie.Will the killer be caught? How was Susie finally free? All so well plot, great movie, excellent story. 4 stars.No spoiler, I can tell you the killer gets what he deserves, but revenge and hate is not what it’s telling.(Did Alice Sebold ever visited the other world? I like to think so. There are lots of symbolic stuffs in the movie which I kind of hope they will be better describe in the novel. But this part is not the review of The Lovely Bones.)

Check out this Star Wars Force trainer from ThinkGeek, it really works, how?

It's quite simple. depending on the amount of Midichlorians you have in your cells, each of you possess differing abilities to control your brainwaves. Using dry sensor technology, the Force Trainer can determine the differences between the alpha, beta, gamma and delta waves present in your brain.....

Thursday, July 08, 2010

我年轻的时候对耳机一族有不浅的反感，嗯，就是那些整 天以音乐，不，噪音轰炸自己耳朵的时尚一族，常觉得他们是一群不知音乐为何物，好高骛远的年轻人。没想到，今天的我也跟着戴上耳机，嘴边轻轻哼 着，哼着，旁若无人。觉得自己好想越活越小，有时更觉得自己有点可 笑。小时候也没有电脑，电视之类的游戏，最好玩的， 莫过于爬树捣鸟巢，嬉水抓青蛙，还有毛着生命危险在河上的木桩来回跳跃。有一次在海边游泳抓鱼时，还险些丢了命。现在，哦，我不允许我家的小朋友这样的玩法咯。 我有时候也在问自己，是对自己的小孩没信心，还是对现在的社会没信心？以前住在没房没厅的组屋区，楼上楼下，左邻右舍，都夜不闭户，大家虽住在不同单位， 但好像是住在同一家里。不分彼此，有邻皆善。现在，我们在网际网络上萍水相逢，不是朋友，而是假想敌，你虽没开罪我，我也不会主动交你这个朋友的。我有一 句英文的说法，You are skunk of the Internet, we are presume enemy until we are friend. 那是种奇异有矛盾的现象。有时我要说，人类的科技一直在进步，人类的沟通与交流也在以一种前所未见，没有隔阂的方式在进行 着，人与人之间的感情关系，却好像还停留在古早蛮荒洪流的时侯。在网际网络上，没有刀剑，不管对错，还是的先较一较力。无势者，非吾友也！

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Actually I am researching how to DIY an auto sniping rifle that can fire 3 rounds in a second when needed, but I guess as long as my 6 year old son think it's cool it would suffice. I am already laughing thinking about how the cat next door would react after it was shot at. No, thats not me talking, it is my inner child craving for attention.

Saturday, April 17, 2010

I am suppose to write a Chinese review. But I got so many Korea culture shock from this movie that I decided to write a bit in English. You know, I never really watch a Korean movie, but the title and the casts, and reviews from the web push me to watch. I was also mistaken in many occasion as one who dislike Korea. I do not. I admit I was so much intrigue by Japanese culture, but after this movie, I can say Korea can be as fascinating as you want it to be.

There is this thing about their language, if you are Chinese who speaks good Mandarin, I swear you can understand Korean by just listening it for many times. It's a strange feeling.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

I am watching this tonight. Saw it on the shelf of Laser Flair, did some work on the web, decided to purchase. I kinda wish the cinematography is as good as the told story. You should watch with me. I will be writing a review, in Chinese off course, later. See ya!

Oh, almost forget to mention, it is rated M18 in Singapore. You know lah, Singapore MDA rating.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Everyone gets younger once in a while. For me, I have to stay young most of the time. Literally. I mean, I try to be serious and all, and behave like an adult. But man, how can I?

Despite of all those unforgiving white hairs that start to crawl on my temple, my companions refuse to let me grow old.

We scribble on empty paper together, pretending to draw a better world, while trying to guess what the others try to express. We laugh at that ugly monster, we love it, and then we frame it up. It becomes the painting of the house, for that week.

There is no time for tiring affairs, as if we fear that the whole world would be gone in split seconds. Why would we waste time on other love when you know you already own it all.They always are news of the day, there for you to immerse yourself into a kind of love that you wouldn't want to call it quit. And you know, no others can come between.

How to know such love exist, and last forever? When you wouldn't want another, and you wouldn't want to exchange it even for heaven.

It becomes so sad when you come to think about there is still so much to give, and wanted to give again. Every year we were refresh, knowing that there is another year to give. We ask to let us give, we want to.

You have only one family in a life time. Like life, there is no turning back. Make it count and worthwhile. We pray for your well being. Godspeed, for hope, for you all.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

I have to be the last Chinese to know about this video. Very cim video, allow me to translate. The decease is the unborn, which is represented by a very, trust me on this, very clear ultra sound photo. Teens in school uniform come to pay their respect to it, *ahem* Not It. Grandparent in grave look, everyone looks grave in fact.

The best part, a nurse as a 'Baek Kim' collector, make sense, without teenage pregnancy most of them will be out of job!

All of Chinese taboo in one video, this will be ban in Singapore too. Watch it here.

Free Thinker, is someone who thought is free from all outside interference, that include Religion, Culture, Philosophy etc. In other word, Self-Centered thinking. As if the World is not already fill with enough selfish people, above is a Youtube video as a short guide for you to become a complete porcupine. And probably attain enlightenment. Great!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

I am by definition not a geek. The pre-acquisition of a Singaporean geek is you must at least own a iPhone 3Gs. I carry a traditional Nokia.

Even the cleaner who work at our HDB block owns one. It doesn't matter if you know only 2 buttons, and only listen to mp3 on your phone. Owning a Apple iPhone product is a stylish thing to do this day.

Actually Singaporean geekdom kinda piss me off. Few days ago my friend show off his new Nexus One to us. After playing with the naughty little track ball I scrutinize this still in beta beautiful handset, Only to realize that my fingers still linger with that sensation.

I swear to kill the geek in me that night. I cannot find him at home.

I fire up my Firefox this morning to find it flooded by the word 'iPad'. I am sure my face blushes by that Sexy-naughty name. Unaware that it was not a lady's product, I scramble to close my browser. Later, I was told that it is Apple new tablet PC which seem to be the only kind of worthy news my tech friend is reading then.

Question remains, the day that it is launch in Singapore.

I can imagine everyone showing off their iPad on public transport, in shopping mall and everywhere.

The news headline reads, "Do you have your own iPad?"

The sound of people tabbing their iPad while doing business in the toilet....

I think I will avoid Facebook for a while, else I see photo of iPad on every single click.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

When I first hear the news, I thought I heard wrongly. Singapore Ministry of Health early secure their worker early to encourage them to have sex, ahm.. to make more baby for the country. The first thought that comes to my mind was, man! why Ministry of Health? It should be HDB, even Singapore Town Council.

Let me explain a bit...

You see, Singaporean are strategically placed, sorry, most of us live in a high rise flat built by our government. Or many of us know it as Housing Development Board(HDB) flat. They don't turn off the light. Never. Not at Earth most desperate hour. Nay.

They also installed CCTV at every lift of HDB. I personally believe my country has the most CCTV per square feet in the World.

I talk too much off topic. Nevermind.

After some desperate Google I finally come to my senses, disappointingly inform wife that it was actually a far off eastern peninsula that have this incentive. We can only hope, and maybe learn to master a foreign tongue to enjoy it. Alas! We cannot.We are not catching up but our age are. I mean we have 3 children, but our circle of friends, have an average of 4 per family. Joke aside, in fact I thought our gahmen was kidding when they first announce to give away baby bonuses to encourage sexual.. making baby. We just couldn't see the issue, and we still don't.

Why oh why Singaporean refuses to make baby. Or even get married.

I remember a famous man, I can't remember who, told me that humanity would perish in a 100 years if everyone refuses to make baby.

I like to close this article here and turn off our light early. We would like to have another baby.